Passion Sunday
Processional hymn: How Hast Thou Offended, 836
Recessional hymn: O Sacred Head Surrounded, 837
Kyriale: Mass XVII, 762; Credo VI, 788
Hymn after Offertory: Stabat Mater, Chant Sequence
Communion Motet: Eripe Me, Deus, Orlandus Lassus
The Mass of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be said on the Friday of Passion Week. During the Mass the sequence Stabat Mater is sung prior to the Gospel. This sequence is often used as a devotional hymn for praying the Stations of the Cross and is sung to a simple tune. The chant sung today is the proper chant, which is more ornate and the melody changes every two verses.
Eripe Me, Deus is a three voice Motet set by Orlandus Lassus and setting of the Offertory antiphon for the Monday of Holy Week. The translation is, “Deliver me Lord from my enemies O Lord I have fled to Thee, teach me to do Thy will for Thou art my God.” Psalm 142:9–10
Orlandus Lassus (c.1532–1594) is known for the mature polyphonic style in the Franco-Flemish school. He wrote over 2,000 works in Latin, French, Italian, and German both sacred and secular. Lassus along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Tomás Luis de Victoria are the most influential composers of the late Renaissance.